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You are trained in both the trauma healing work of Peter Levine and inSystemic Constellation and use them together in your practice. How do SE andSystemic Constellationfit together?

The two are complementary processes. The inner structures that arise in systemicconstellation are nearly all related to encounters with trauma. SE adds a depth ofunderstanding and process that is an excellent adjunct to systemic constellation. Atthe same time, the recognition that trauma-related structures are passed on acrossgenerations, adds a needed dimension to trauma work.

Both SE and systemic constellation ask for meeting the client with presence andsafely containing the process,

but not constricting it or intruding upon it. Bothprocesses are invitations based more in being, than in doing. One could say that SEis an internal perception training, while Systemic Constellation is a process to aidperception through externalizationof the inner world. Both bring consciousness intocontact with the inner structures, introduce flow and encourage self-regulation.

What do you mean by perception training?

Perception training is for learning discernment-

to come into contact with anddifferentiate subtler qualities of perception and of what is perceived. Consciousperception is more embodied than mere mental observation. It opens to sensing,feeling, recognizing and connecting to one’s own actual life experiences, to hearing,sensing and feeling one’s inner voice. It is about balancing the need for belongingwith the movement towards being an authentic individual.

What is an authentic individual?

An authentic individual is one who is simply being oneself, being completely differentin one’s own field-

neither caught in resistance while striving to become anindividual, nor trapped in outdated patterns of needing to connect and belong. Theauthentic individual connects to themselves, others and to life itself. Which meansthat there is a

very special set of unique qualities in the individual and a flow ofresources through them. The authentic individual is not clustered in a predictablepattern where one belongs through being the same as everyone else. Instead he orshe is in fresh, unpredictable, primary living. This one is a stranger, sensitive,different and strong, following the inner voice.

What are the major contributions to trauma therapy of Peter Levine’s SomaticExperiencing (SE)?

Two things. First, he gave a definition to trauma. Everything that is too much, toofast, too intense or severe for the organism leads to a trauma response. Encounterswith death and loss or things that are too strong, overload the whole organism,leading to body contraction and a loss of resilience. Trauma paralyzes the organism’sability to respond. It is a movement out of elasticity, away from the self-righting abilityof the organism to return to balance. And secondly, he offers a process to lead theclient to his natural resilience.

How does SE lead clients to their natural resilience?

In SE, one assumes that the body can regulate itself, with only an impulse fromconsciousness. It begins with supporting the client, encouraging the client’s ownsensing, feeling, remembering and recognizing what isoccurring in their psycho-sensorium. One follows the client’s felt sense of a symptom, emotion or reaction tosomething that has happened, to the area where the client can locate tension, pain,or constriction, either physically or mentally. Then immediately, one looks for aninternal resource field within the body. For instance, if the client identifies tension inthe chest, one can ask, where in the body is there relaxation? The practitioner thenencourages a pendulation movement which is coordinated with

the client’s breath,between the inner resource field and the place where the client perceives theirtension, pain or constriction. Because the pendulation is between inner states,change and a sense of empowerment can occur quite quickly.

There is no need to judge the past. Sensing and acknowledging it brings in a qualityof differentiation; it opens up possibilities that meet and go beyond that which hashappened up until now. When we consciously walk the path together with our client,the inner landscape is changed by our passing.

Karin Schoeber, psychotherapist licensed in Austria since (1993), Supervisor (1996),Coach (2001), Trained with Peter Levine since 2004, Licensed Somatic Experiencing(2009). Teaching faculty of the Advanced International Training in SystemicConstellation in Sao Paulo and South American Systemic Constellation Intensive.Lives and works in Vienna.k.schoeber@gmail.com